Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] a person " in BNC.
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| 1 | Admission for assessment for twenty-eight days ( section 2 ) is possible where a person is suffering from mental disorder and it is considered that he or she ought to be detained in the interests of his or her own health or safety or with a view to the protection of other persons . |
| 2 | So a thirty year old service might be entirely different than a person with ten years service deferring his pension . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't see why it should be any different if a person loses a brain function . ’ |
| 4 | No one is more vicious than a person who has something to hide , so this made their strange behaviour more understandable to Jane . |
| 5 | The pattern of spots is as individual as a person 's finger prints . |
| 6 | But education , like medicine , is only useful when a person needs it , and the people here do n't need it . |
| 7 | This aspect of assessment is essential because a person 's verbal consciousness is critical for making sense of the world . |
| 8 | It is suggested that this conclusion renders section 15 of the Act of 1968 otiose since a person who , by deception , persuades the owner to consent to part with his property will necessarily be guilty of theft within section 1 . |
| 9 | A policeman 's job is made more difficult if a person physically obtrudes so as to prevent the policeman from arresting a third person , and it has been held that such conduct constitutes obstruction . |
| 10 | possess any secret official code word , or password , or sketch , plan , model , article , note , document or information which relates to or is used in a prohibited place or anything in such a place , or which has been made or obtained in contravention of this Act , or which has been entrusted in confidence to him by any person holding office under Her Majesty or which he has obtained or to which he has had access owing to his position as a person who is or has been employed under a person who holds or has held such an office or contract — [ and who ] ( a ) communicates the code word , pass word , sketch , plan , model , article , note , document , or information to any person other than a person to whom he is authorised to communicate it , or a person to whom it is in the interest of the State his duty to communicate it , or ( aa ) uses the information in his possession for the benefit of any foreign power or in any other manner prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State , or ( b ) retains the sketch , plan , model , article , note , or document in his possession or control when he has no right to retain it or when it is contrary to his duty to retain it , or fails to comply with all directions issued by lawful authority with regard to the return or disposal thereof , or … |
| 11 | The numbers you request from directory enquiries are read out to you by a speech generating computer ( other than a person ) . |
| 12 | The body 's digestive processes are less efficient when a person is lying down and indigestion may result . |
| 13 | They are not tremendously significant unless a person s name comes up for a more senior position . |
| 14 | People who are basically unhealthy may have their pheromones soured by an imbalance of bacteria on the skin , and generally not smell as attractive as a person in the peak of fitness . |